To continue reporting on the ground in Nicaragua, an anonymous journalist has had to erase himself from the map: nobody can know what he does for a living, the stories he files have no byline, and he lives on permanent alert, fearing that a source will betray him or that the government will identify and go after him, just like it has done with around 200 reporters who have ended up in jail or gone into exile in recent years.
In El Salvador, a female journalist has been diagnosed with ailments related to “living under constant persecution.” Because of her work she has been spied on, robbed, and made to feel threatened. And in Guatemala, an editor and radio host ended up in exile after legal cases were mounted against him in a country that has launched a campaign against critical voices, including prosecutors and judges fighting against corruption.
These three journalists all have…
